Washington Update

Costly PRO Act Would Obstruct Workers’ and States’ Rights

by Construction Executive | Mar 1, 2020
ABCs | Legal and Regulatory | Policy | Washington Update

The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 2474/S. 1306) headed for approval in the House of Representatives in February. The bill, known as the PRO Act, is rife with policies that impose radical changes [...]

Merit Shop Construction Sees Wins, Some Drawbacks, in End-of-Year Legislation

by Peter Comstock | Jan 31, 2020
ABCs | Legal and Regulatory | Policy | Washington Update

While hurtling toward the 2020 elections, before the end of the year, Congress managed to enact must-pass spending bills and reauthorize the National Defense Authorization Act, while the House approved President Donald Trump’s signature trade [...]